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Ohio State journal and register (Columbus, Ohio), 1838-04-18

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OHIO HTATK JOURNAL AND' REGISTER. JOURNAL Vol. 27i No. 51, COLUMBUS, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1838. REGISTER Vol. 1, No. 59. , PUBLISHED BY ' C. SCOTT as J M. GALLAGHER, flico on Slate trnet. Two doora Weat of tin Clinton Bank. - JOHN M. OALLAGIIKR, EDITOR. ' .' , , TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION Weekly Paper W,00. Til Wtttl) Paper, 4.00. , Bally paper KM.- IJJ-AII eommunlcatlone relallnl to euhecrlnllona muat bo dlree-ted (poet paid,) 10 JOHN D. NICHOLS, PoaluHtao Aatirr. ADVEBTISINO, , . - Twelve llnel leu, one lncrtlont 00 50 m ii (' ,i three..." ,. ......1 Oil m , m ' m enr.li additional Ineerllon 0 35 - . m. , 'i m three monthe i 3 00 ,i if u alimontba 6 00 u t twelve montha, ,,. '8 00 Longer edvertleemente In tlie eamo proporttoii aa the ahove. A deduction of twenty per cent., (on Ilia eiceee,) when Hie amount exceeda twenty riollara In all inoothe. All Ailverllfementa ahonld In marked on 'heir (net with the fearer of iniertlona deilred.or they will lie continued till order. e"t,and chimed by the Inaertion. No reapontlljlllty for errora In letal Court Advartlaemente, beyond the amount charged for their Inaertion. J VKABLV ADVEKTiaiNO. Oneelehth of eoluuin, (alwut J5 llnea,) (12 00 One-fourth 1 00 One-hair. "... 25 00 A lullcoluinn 4U uu I Any Advertlfer exceeding the amount entased, to be charted Ifor the exceee, at the nut rale above mentioned. f COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1838. TIMES PAST AND TIMES PRESENT. We consider the present a favorable moment at .I.;..!, in !u!ta ilia nuhlii. Attention tn a hrirtf review n iiii.il w i,,,.. . of the history of the hard money policy of theJackson-Van Buren dynasty. That which wai predicted is come. W hat were styled panic speeches, are pro-Ted to have been the words of fearful but truthful prophecy. The Banks of Ohio are sinking beneath the nonderous blows of tho Administration. Those insti- f uitinns have to fall back upon their debtors for the I means of self-preservation the debtors of the banks ;e in turn driven to coerce payment from tbrir innu-takrable customers and therefore it it that sheriff's .lies, constable's sales, shifting of and withdrawals ra business responsibilities, and an extraordinary, era!, and rapidly increasing pressure.nre with and nd and in the midst of us. Public confidence in 'k and individual credit is paralysed, and unless ,U strengthened and relioved, will lecome utter ly prostrate. MlN AND BRETHREN! WHY ARC THESE THINGS SOI We charge the present derangemett if the curren- y, and thecommercial distress thereopm consequent, ithout stint or morsel of exception, tj the ignorance fcnd corruption of the Jackson-Van Tkiren policy. . .1,;. nAlinw tirnnrlieil ti-n Venn BITO WO r,, ,. iicu ..... , - tJ Mii..Aniv whii.li wai at nar st rite and the same time, in every city of this wide cxteaded country. It V .was not only convertible into gold and silver at the 1vill of the holder, but it was prrfemd to gold and silver for all tho purposes of currency! This was the .' teat National medium. As a kind of sub-current, e had a limiltd supply of local p rper money, furnish' 1 by the Banks of the States, alio convertible at the ill of the holder. The precious metals were abun- ant to meet all requirements. The institution which provided the National medium, was destroyed, not withstanding the remonstrance!, of the People and ttie ales of their Representatives, by the Veto of Prenl- ,en Jackson. The local psprf currency has been in- created threefold by the same power; and the safety ind value of this kind of currency depending mainly upon U limited quantity, the great increase of quantity has destroyed its safety and value, and It is now no longer convertible into gold and silver. The prtcicm tmtals have retreated from til the reins af circulation. We have now a tujieraounitinct of depreciated, irredeem able paper money. Tins ii the great evil of the timet, and this evil is brought tpon us by the party in power, Let as glance at the p regressive steps by which we have been led into our resent position In his iirst Message, (1829,) General Jackson de nounced the National Cank. All remember the sen sation produced by the first shock In his second Message, (1830,) he proposed a plan by which M the States would be strengthened, by bav iug in their hands ths means of furbishing the local PAPER CURRENCY THROUGH their own banks." Here is a direct proposition to substitute for the currency of tlie United States Bank, the paper currency of the lo cal banks. The imitation, from so high a source, accepted. New local banks were created, and the cap ital of those existing immensely increased The Message of 1831 repeated the former attacks upon the Notional Bank, and continued to smilo gra ciously upon the extension of the beat papr issue, In 1832 came tho Veto Mrssago, creating, (louse the language of the day,) " an immense vacuum," to be supplied " sv a. further extension op the local paper issue. N a word, be It noted, about a " mr- 7i'c currency," or " a eonttitulional medium of eircu- latioitr-JP' any proposition to increaso the specio basis of local paper money! We challenge the production of a single line in the Messages ws have mentioned, tondin to' the exclusive hard-money doctrines of tlie f trty at the prtsent time. On the contrary In.he Menage of H33, the President continued to .ncoungr the local htnks, having in October violently wrested tho Depositee from the National Bank, and 1 itlrihttrd them nmtng the local Institutions, tcilh a -fired command! to thin to increaie their ham, and i . at maer to extend nWr circulation! And Secretar C Taney, In his " Ueasois for the Removal of the DfjvZ. iitci. Jmlu upon tho lapacity of the tVi' jLrrrf7. JaBaamii. n 1 1 jl i Tuiurstsh a general circulating medium ouile at uni form it t'" " h' lne National Bank; and asserts inlt those banks were "providing s general currency least uni as that of the United Stales Bank, wowu anora laeiutiea to commerce and in n basinets itdtmutic exchangee, quite equal to any .1 I rf.M fiimiatitv liMlnrnM anlnviultlt n' 1 - J "ji. il did Andrew Jackson Insensibly lead the enun- r fnm tie tried snd successful policy of forty in puratit of I dangerous and, what has vod tobe, ruinous " experiment," the tuh.fi. ." eurtcney of ien pmper mtnrffor miird Vt'M Stale Bank paper. Th,t Andrew Jarkson aire. Jicxaon s political rnends were ths lm- I causa of the Immenss flood of local paper which is now beating and dashing about with- etk or restraint, Ihmalening to overwhelm the ss of the land, the preceding chain of facta e- ly eitabliahes. It is doubtful, however, whethair ider U aware of the extent to which the immense of th local banks are attrihutalil to the polity Adm.iiiatration parly. We have before iu :le e o-npiled from a lata Treasury Report, whicn S the following facts. HO, there were 307 bankawith a capital of oss d and two millions IR30 the year in whii-h Gen. Jarkson cotnV J his war npon " he Movttur" thi re wcrt Vi banks, with a capital of one hundred and twenty-one millions. ' - ' . - . ' Increase in the ten years freocdwo the hard- HIIKtV EPKORTS OP 41 THE GOVERNMENT," EIGHTEEN BANKS AND NINETEEN MILLIONS OP BANKING CAPITAL. ' From 1830 to 1837, the number of banks increased from 325 to 823, the banking capital from one hundred and twenty-one millions to three hundred and seventy-eight millions. ' ; Increasc in seven years op the hard-money efforts op "the government,!' pive hundred banks and two hundred and sixty millions op banking CAPITAL ! ! ' It thus appears that the encouragement given by the Jackson-Van Buren party to LOCAL BANKS and LOCAL BANK PAPER, increased ths number of the former and tlie amount of the latter THREE FOLD!! - Having thus forced the local bank system into an ill-timed and unnatural growth, it would seem proper that ths order of nature should have been consulted by the Vresident, and that he should have continued to eno-mrage and protect the offspring of his prolific creative powers. Such was not his course. The local bank scheme began to work badly it had been extended to such a degree that it was found to be unmanageable. Tlie Administration lacked the manly virtue which would have prompted them to acknowledge their error, and to call in the aid of " the great Currency Regulator ;" they could not maintain the immense local bank system which they had called into existence ; and as a last resort, they flew to that wildest, saddest, maddest scheme of the times an exclusive metallic currency. Like an unnatural parent, they not only abandoned the local system to itself, but turned against it with all the powers at command : and having already destroyed the National Bank, they were at liberty to wage a vigorous war against the State institutions. Wilhout the slightest warning, the cruel specie circular was issued, and the local paper money which had been received for twenty years in payment of Government dues, was at once discredited, and gold and silver demanded fur lauds, for customs. and for postage ! Then came that ominous voice from the Hermitage " JVoie it the lime to itparate the Gov ernment from the (Von the creator from the creature receive and dieburie the revenue in nothino but oold and silver"! And then the odious Sub-Treasury Scheme ! The immense local bank superstructure which had been raised by craftsmen whose skill and discretion were alike indifferent trembled beneath these sudden snd repeated shocks, and was shaken to its Yery centre. A seeming provperity, unprecedented in the history of the country, had been created by the extension of the local paper system, and hy the invi tation of the Administration to the banks, to afford increased facilities to bank borrowers. A sudden and overwhelming revulsion was the immediate consequence of tlie hard-money policy. All saw that the deserted system was in danger a general distrust ensued and a suspension of specie payments quickly resulted ! Men snd brethren ! we have shown you why things are as they are. VIRGINIA AMD OHIO When men are clothed with power, they act with a caution which responsibility alone can ensure. We know not what would have been the conduct of the Locofnco party of this State in reference to the Banks, had they possessed a majority in the late Assembly. Judging from their ordinary recklessness the jacobin fury and teal of their editorial mouth-piece and the resolution of Mr. Huskard to declare forfeit the char ters of all Banks who would not or could not resume by a time already passed one is led to suppose that they would have beeen guilty of some violent snd dutrucb im sction. Hut bearing in mind the principle of rctponiibilit to which we have alluded, It is difficult to determine whether all thrlr outcry against the Banks would not have ended in bluster alone. We can judge how " the party" would have acted In this State, by what they have done in others. We have just received the law in reference to the Banks of Virginia, parsed at the present session of ths Van Buren Legislature of that Stale. This law re- licvcSthe Bantufrom a niRECT pobfeituhe of their charter!, caused by the suspension by them of specie payments ! The Whig Legislature of Ohio did not ofTur to extend litis favor to the Banks of this Stale. The Virginia Van Buren law proleelt the Bankt agaimt damaga! Tlie Whig Legislature of Ohio left the Banks unprotected, and at the mercy of tho communi ty. The Virginia Van Buren law mWi'zti dieidcndi fort limited timel The Whig Legislature did no such thing. The Virginia Van Buren law authorize! the Bankt to iuut email nolee! And this ia as far as the Wlig Legislature of Ohio went In its action upon the Banks, It will thus be seen that the Van Buren party of Virginia favored the Banks to the extent of their wishes, whilo the Whig party of Ohio left the Banks to ths action of the People, and the responsibilities of Iheir charters. COLUMBUS, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1838. - : WHERE SETS THE WIND NOW1 . We were, to use a Walernism,u considerably struck up," by receiving in lost evening's Baltimore Express slips, the resolution of Mr. Hamer, on the subject of banks and the currency. We did not know how to pproach it, and therefore said but little about it. The following is the resolution, as published under our xpress head yesterday: - Congress. On Saturday the Senate did not eit, In the House, Mr. Hamer, of Ohio, offered the following muiteriom resolution, which was ordered to be printed: . Considering that the business, commerce, circula tion and exchanges of the country are in a dangerous and embarrassed condition, and considering thata part of the Banks of the U. States have expressed a desire to resume specie payments at an early period, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that if the Banks, or a portion of them, do thus resume, it will be the duty of the General Government, within the limits of its Constitutional autho rity, to aid such Banks in regaining public confidence. and to sustain them in their lauddbleefforttofulfil their obligations to relieve the wants of the community, and to restore to the public a sound circulatingmedium. There it is, reader, in the face of all the hard- money schemes of the hard-money party. What it prognosticates, we know not. Did we not, when we tyled it mytteriout, justly denominate it t We have several letters from Washington City, enclosing copies of the resolution. One gentleman writes : "The words ' at the present Administration dctign to do,' have been interlined by somebody to come in after the words 'aid such Banks,' in fourth line from bottom, since the resolution was offered and read at the Clerk's table. Site a pin Acre .'" Another writes " Mr. Hamer, from Ohio, presented to tlie House to-day a preamble and resolution, a copy of which yon will find below, and asked that it might be laid on tlie table and printed, stating that on Monday next he would ask the House to take it up and consider it. I can only say, at this time, that the movement has taken all sides of the House by surprise at least the Whigs and the rank and file of his own party had no intimation of such a step. Nay morn, I am assured on good authority, that the leaders of his party had no previous knowledge of his intention to bring forward such a proposition. Aye, tuch a proposition ! What is the proposition t Is it Sub-Treasury or anti-Sub 1 If it has any hoaest, practicable meaning, it must be regarded as a formal renunciation of " experiments" and Sub-Treasury Schemes. I hope it is a con Cession extorted by the result of the recent election in Old Connecticut. I must at present look on it in that light. But I do not choose to indulge in speculations in ad vance of the expositions that may be expected when the resolution comes np for consideration. The movement is an important one, and it ia doubtless to be followed by some interesting developments. And yet I will not disguise from you my suspicion that it is a ruse de guerre." And a third " I send you the enclosed, which, coming from the source it docs, is of important hearing. The party were not apprised of Mr. Hamcr's intention, and Mr. Cambr leng and other of the leading Radicals were and are sorely vexed. This movement shows that some of the adherents of Mr. Van Buren are thinking a back track safer than to attempt further to advance." Pray heaven ! the last writer may be correct in his supposition, and that this qnack-ridden country may be permitted a breathing space ! But we distrust it. "Whom the gods design to destroy, they first MAKE MAD !" A TRIBUTE TO BE REMEMBERED. The orations pronounced in the hills of Congress, upon the annunciations of tlie deaths of members of list body, are ordinarily meruly a string of snundii words and unmeaning phrase. If listened to or read at all, the matter-of-course enlngiiim falls lightly upon the memory and passes silently away, like a moment of sadness on the brow of a boyat play. But in Mr. Howard's late reference to the death of his venerable colleague, we find a few lines which will win for the name of MrKiM tlie grateful respect of all who pemte them. After staling, that in view of dissolution Mr. McKtM looked forward without alarm beeattte he looked backward urilhout reproach." Mr.' Howard thus alludes to tlie beneficence of his de ceased friend: "Engaged in the active pursuits of commerce from sn unusually early period of life, he was one, and perhaps the last, of that enterprising class of merchants, Whose haxsrdoua, but succesaful industry, some thirty years agn,huillup, at the same time, their own fortunes, and the prosperity of the city, which he partly represented upon this floor; but the liberality with which he dispensed his tptins smund him, was equal to the sagacity which he manifested in their ao- ?uiaiiion. Two public schools, one founded by his alher and the other by himself, have long made his name blessed by the destitute widow, to whose children the rich gift of education was thus benevolently and wisely imparled. The two hundred orphan boys, who have habitually attended the school of Isaac Mo Kim, may perhaps be uneoncloiit of the loss which they have sustained! hut the tears of Iheir widowed mothers, shed in secret sorrow, will attest their mingled gratitude snd regret. Sir, to rescue from the temptations snd daiirra of idleness and ignorance any portion of the youth of our country, is to effect a work in which paltlutism and philanthropy eminently unite. JUDGE HITCHCOCK. The reader's attention is invited to the communica tion of Messrs. Butler, Paine, snd others, citizens of Geauga county, in reference to the charges against the official conduct of Judge Hitchcock. In repub lishing the article from the Circlevillo American, of which complaint is made, we did not intend to endorse the American's remark in reference to the character of the petitioners, for the very good reason that we knew nothing about those gentlemen. Our object in repub lishing the American article, was to assert that the matter would have attracted but little attention, had not the Slate Printer had an object to answer in keep ing it constantly in the public eye. We are not aware that we " forestalled" public opinion in reference to the guilt or innocence of the accused. We but stated, what we take pleasure) in repeating, that the Judiciary Cominitteo, after a very thorough examination of the subject, were unanimous in the opinion that the esse made by the petitioners did not call for the action of the House ; and that thereupon the Committee were discharged from the further consideration of the matter, by the almost unanimous vote of the House. CONNECTICUT. We shall publish the official returns of the late election so soon as we receive them. We allude to the subject now, for the purpose of stating that the Legislature just chosen, meets on the first Wednesday of next month. On it will devolve the choice of a Senator of the United States, to succeed iUaos'ZT Of the newly elected Legisb.rure, lh(! Whlm. carried U&tht SrnaU but ovudyfh.t 0ne is said to have aban doned lne party since the election! In the House-Whigs 148 Locofocoa 39 Conservatives 710 vacancies. A Whig is certain to be elected to ths U. S. Senate THE CHEROKEES. ' The petition of this semi-civilized People, praying that they may not be disturbed in the peaceful possession of their native soil, has been rejected by Congress. As an American ciliaen, jealous of tho honor of our country, we cannot witness the efforts of Government to wrest from these poor Indians with an iron hand, the land of (heir birth and of their fathers' graves, without raising lur humble voice to protest against tho unrightous deed of plunder. The territory in dis pute, God gave to the Cherokees for a home and a dwelling-place, and against their consent, do human power can deprivB them of it, but by a violent assault upon their nature! rights, and in heaven-daring defiance of the essential ordinances of Christianity. Have they comentid to yield up their native land, and the evidences of civilisation which they have stamped upon it, to retire into the bosom of a distant wilderness, and to the leighborhood of savage and warlike tribes their hereditary enemies I Had they done so, we should not utter a complaint. But they have not given their consent to this unnatural removal, and we doubt whether they ever will be removed until the chain and the fetter which bound and oppressed the Creeks, are brougat into cruel requisition. An agent of Government seixed on a moment when the Head Chiefs of the Nation were at Washington City, and with one hundred firesponsible persons patched up a treaty hy which seventeen thousand are to be forever banished from the sctnes of theiryouth. Ffteen thou sand citizens of the Cherokee Nation, joined in a petition to the great American Congress, beseeching that body to set aside the iniquitous contract, and to permit them to enjoy tkeir ancestral possessions in peace and quietness. Tills petition it is which has recently been rejected. Already are we informed, that the brave Scott has been orlcred to repair to the Cherokee country. An armed forte will at onco be placed at his command, who will desolate the Indian fields and villages by fire and sword, and drench their hearths with blood ! We feel humbled and mortified that the voice of Ohio was not heard in tlie halls of Congress, in indignant denunciation of the tarbarous policy of tlie day. We have voices of eloquence and strength on the floor of the popular branch, which should not have been silent at tho unjust condemnation of a whole Nation. It may be that we have no Russian autocrat in our country no Poland no Siberia; but our policy towards the Indians, proves that the counterpart of all these, exists within the bounds of the American confederacy. ' In the House of Representatives, a few days since, Mr. Yell, the Van Buren member from Arkansas, thus expressed himself in reference to the conduct of the Government towards the Indian tribes : " He declared there in his place that in two ueart there would be a war on the frontier. You hare tent tluie Indians (mid Mr. I.,) on our borders chained. They hate hell in their hearts, ni every man acquainted with the nature of Indians well knows that they will never be satisfied until they get our scalps. YOU rl A V K SKINT US in rl UKKKriS IN UHAINX; NOW YOU ARE RENDING US THE CHEROKEES; AND THEN YOU WILL SEND THE SEMINOLES; but von have got them to whip first. and I have very little fear as to such of them as are in 1' londa, the way you have been going on lor some time past. But the Creeks snd Osages are there already, and tvarn you that they will commence a war within lino vears." Mr. Van Buren's policy civil and military ap pears destined to ruin the prosperity and tarnish the honor of his country. TOST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Mail Improvements. Special Route, Maumee, Ohio, to Delta, G. Block, contractor, to extend to York Centre. Route No. 1 191, Ohio, Washington to Decatur, C. Bennett, contractor, to run a second weekly trip between Hillsborough and Newmarket. Route No. 1483, Ohio, Georgetown to Decatur, John II. Blair, contractor, to terminate route at Ripley, and run a third weekly trip. Post Offices EsTABLisHED.--Norritlown, Carroll county, Ohio. - COMMUNICATIONS. . For the Journal and Reglaior. Mr. Editor: The undersigned, who, among others, preferred charges against the ojciW conduct of the Hon. Peter Hitohcuck, regret that in a former num ber of your paper you took upon yourself the respon sibility of justifying the conduct of that high functionary, by an editorial article, thereby forestalling publio opinion before the facts in the case were made known; and they must confess, they were utterly astonished to see an article in your paper of the 29th ultimo, copied from the Circleville American, and endorsed by yon, in which we are branded as "certain restless politicians" So far as regards the undersigned, we throw back the charge upon the Circleville American, as a bare slander: we are now, and ever have been, the political friends of Judge Hitchcock; but we feel ourselves aggrieved by tlie course he had taken, and, as Whigs, believe it to be our duty to correct abuses in every branch of our government, from whatever party they may emanate, and above all, " malfeasance in the Judiciary. It is not true, as stated in the American, that the undersigned procured " a cloud of witnesses" to appear at the Capital, for the very reason that the Judiciary Committee refused to send for persons and papers in relation to our charges, as they had done on similar charges made against him by others. The undersigned have no doubt, that if this privilege had been granted them, they would have convinced the Legislature, as well as the public, that Judge Hitch cock had conducted in a manner unbecoming his high judicial station. As it is, they are willing to submit to the judgment of the people, when they havo examined the testimony taken, which will soon be published, whether they had not good grounds for an application to the Legislature, to prevent a repetition of such practices as are disclosed by the proof, and whether they are justly charge-ablo as being " restless politicians." They would, in conclusion, appeal to those who know them, whether, instead of being a set of " restless politicians," as alleged in said article, they do not hold a respect-ablo rank among their fellow-citizens of Geauga county. SAMUEL BUTLER, CHARLES C. PAINE, ROBERT BLAIIt, H. E. PAIXE, FRANKLIN PAINE. Painesville, April 4th, 1838. MICHIGAN BANKING. The system of banking inder ths General Law of that State, ia several degrees worse than the local bank system which Gen. Jackson and his politicsl friends have so tremendously extended within a few years past. It is all going to rack ! The institutions are generally managed in that Stale by Locofocoe, and tli is is one cause why the system bad of itself works so wretchedly. Whatever the Locofocos touch, they ir7. We have but one Van Buren President of a bank in Ohio, and that hank is the only one that has been imprudently managed. I7"A large Anti-Aholilinn meeting was held in Zanesville a few days since. It first assembled in the Court House, but the assembly Increased to auch an extent, that it was found necessary to adjourn to the Market House. All political parties united in the proceedings. J7 The Jail at Lower Sandnsky was broken open on Sunday night of Isst week, snd s general delivery of ths prisoners effected. J7 Mr. Dplafield, President of the New York Phtenix Pauk, has withdrawn from that station. 47" O'Connell was lately reprimanded by ths Speaker of the British House of Commons, in pursuance ol a resolution of that body. No sooner hsd the Speaker closed the reprimand, than Mr. O'CuN-NELL reiterated his charge : to-wit that the election committees had perjured themselves. ty Sutherland, tlie "patriot" General, having been tried and convicted in a Canada Court, has been sentenced to be hung. It is presumed, says ths Cleveland Herald,) that his sentence will be commuted to transportation. 17 The Whigs of Portage county assemble for the appointment of delegates to the State Convention, on the 8th of May next. The Whigs of Geauga, on the IGtb Inst. J7 We are pleased to observe that the Reserve is in motion, on Ilia subject of the State Convention. REACTIONS IN OHIO"! Gen. Hunt, the Defender of the " Board Frirate VVtV r!i ilavojof MaurrrtTliy, and was beaten by bis Whig competitor more than two to one! NEW ORLEANS ERECT! The Whigs of New Orleans carried the city In the election of Mayor, ic, on the id Inst. Keep the ball bouncing! PORTLAND, DITTO. The Whigs of Portland, Maine, have re-elected Levi Cutter, their Mayor, by -nnjority of 400. ST The celebrated horse Bertrand, died at Lex ington, Kentucky, a few days since. - U7" A gentleman was robbed of his wallet contain ing twenty hundred dollars at the Cleveland Exchange on Saturday morning last. The clerk, Henry D. Kent, snd a negro porter, were arrested on suspicion. The Utter finally confessed that the money had been taken by Kent, and given to him for concealment. It woa recovered. CI.ORIOI S IIF-XCLTt A MEMBER OK CONGRESS GAINED. In the (late) Mr. Cilley's District, Maine, Edward Robinson, (Whig) is elected, over John D. McCrato, (LoooFoco)and Mr.Farley (Whig.) Atlas Or net, Thursday, 10 o'clock A. M. i We have the entire returns from Lincoln Congressional District. Hon. Eclwnrd Robinson, (Whig) ia elected by IHfl mnjoriiy Rnhinum, 4,113 MeCntie (Loco Foco) 3,4tfO Scattering, 497. The scattering votes were principally given to Mr, Farley ofThomae-ton, a decided Whig. For tlie Ohio Slate Journal and Rrjliler. It is understood here that the new Board of Canal Commissioners intend retaining the " tome more democratic person" who succeeded Mr. Lapham as Secretary, in his situation. Upon inquiry, the reason given, is that he has not kept his books in a sufficient state of forwardness. The doings of the Board of Public Works have not been all recorded, and no one can perform that duty as well as he. This is certainly one of the poorest reasons that could be advanced for continuing a man in ofliee. Because he has ne glected to perform the duty assigned him, he must be retained! What evidence have the Board that he will not continue the neglect, that he may atill be retained, should they ever wish to make a change 1 The truth is, the Secretary of the late Board of Public Works has not attended sufficiently close to his official duiinav Ha Was appointed tor no ether nymrtn than a reward for partisan services, and aurely now that the price has been amply paid, he should be sent adrift. At the time the Secretary was appointed by the Board of Publio Works, a prominent member of the Van party was asked, what are hia nualifitationsl The answer was, " Ik can writ, a good article." If the fact were known, would not this expressive an swer account for the neglect of his official duties, and also for ths source whence spring many of the States man t tiradea and calumntet. No doubt he em write a " good article," in the sense intended to be conveved by the Van man, and no doubt he hat written scores of them during the past two years. If the present incumbent were a food officer, and received his appointment by fair means, there would be few to Justify a removal; but the gross neglect of duty, and tha party machinery which ptaced him in me situation, are sufficient grounds for hia expulsion; ana me uoaro win but carry out the wishes and ex pectations of the majority of the Legislature which created it, by removing this "more democratic peraon." YORICK 3rd, opinion of the doctrine and morality of Jesus Christ; Thirdly, that he ardently desired and fervently prayed for the spread of Christianity as he understood it; and entertained the most profound respect and ardent friendship for those ministers of the gospel who, he believed, taught the simpledoctrine of Jesus Fourthly, that he disclaimed being an infidel, and regarded it as a reproach, as a slander upon his charao- ' ter, to be called one. To prove my first proposition it is only necessary to lay before my readers the following extract from one of Mr. Jefferson's letters to the pions Dr. Rush i " In some of the delightful conversations with yon, in the evenings of 1798-99, and which served as an anodyne to the affiictions of the crisis through which our country was then laboring, the christian religion was sometimes our topic ; and I then promised yon that, one day or another, I would give vou mv views of it. They are theresult of a life of inquiry and ra- flection, and very different from the anti-chrisiian system imputed to roe by those who know nothing of my opinions, lo the corruptions of Christianity 1 am indeed opposed ; hut not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. J am a christian in the only sense in which he wished any one tobe i sincerely attached to his doctrines, in preference to all ascribing to himself every human excellence, and believing he never claimed any other." Works, Vol. Ill, p. 606. To sustain my second proposition I will call the reader's attention to the following extracts from Mr. Jefferson's published letters : " In this state of things among the Jews, Jesus appeared. Hia parentage was obscure; his condition poor ; his education null ; his natural endowments great; his life correct and innocent; he was meek, benevolent, patient, firm, disinterested, and of the suhlimest eloquence. He corrected the deism of the Jews, confirming them in their belief of one only nj i -i i.. . : e i . . i uuu, aim giving tiiem juoror nuiKiiis ui nis aunouiet and government. His moral doctrines relating to kindred and friends, were more pure and perfect than those of the most correct of the philosophers, and greatly more so than those of the Jews ; snd they went far beyond both in inculcating universal philanthropy, not only to kindred and friends, to neighbors and countrymen, but to all mankind, gathering all into one family, under the bonds of love, charity, peace, common wants, and common aids, The precepts of philosophy and of the Hebrew oode laid hold of actions only. He pushed his scrutinies into the heart of man, erected his tribunal in the region of his thoughts, and purified the waters at tlie fountain head. He taught emphatically the doctrine of a future state, which was either doubled or disbelieved by the Jows ; and wielded it with efficacy at an important incentive, supplementary to the other motives to moral conduct. Works, Vol. in. p. 508-9. " This free exercise of reason is all 1 ask for ths vindication of the character of Jesus. We find in the writings of his biographers, sublime ideas of the Supreme Being, aphorisms and precepts of the purest morality and benovolenee, sanctioned by a life of humility, innocence, and simplicity of manners; neglect of riches, absence of worldly ambition and honors, with an eloquence and persuasiveness which have not been surpassed. These could not be the inventions of the groveling authors who relate them. They are far beyond the powers of their feeble minds. They show that there was a character, tha subject of their history, whose splendid conceptions were shove all suspicion of being interpolations from Iheir hands." Works, Vol. it. p. 32G. " h is the innocence of his character, the purity and snblimily of his moral precepts, tha eloquence of tha apologues in winch he eonveys them, that I so much admire; sometimes, indeed, needing indulgence to eastern hyperbolism." Works, Vol. IV. p. 321. " the doctrines ot Jesus are simple, and lend all to the happiness of man. 1. That there is one only God, and he all perfect. 0. That there is a future slate of rewards and punishments. 3. That K love Ci.ili T,,!7T all thy heart, and thy neighbor as thyself, It the turn oi religion. - - Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from hia lips, the whele civilised world would now have been christian." Works, Vol. it. p. SI9. " 1 he christian religion, when divested of the rags In which they have enveloped it, and brought lo ths original parity and simplicity of its benevolent institu tion, is a religion or all others the most friendly to liberty, science, and the freest expansion of the human mind." Works, Vol. iv. p. 301. What evidence could be more conclusive than that furnished by these extracts from Mr. Jefferson's writings, to prove that be had an exalted opinion of ths dVxtrine and morality of our blessed Redeemer I But lo my third proposition. That Mr. Jefferson rejoiced in the spread ef that system, of Christianity to which he adhered, is evident from the following extracts t " 1 re'mice that in Ibis Mmiaml eminrrv nffrM IiimmIv and belief, which has surrendered its creed and conscience to neither kings nor priests, tlie genuine doe-trine of one only (Sod is reviving ; and 1 trust that Far ths Journal and KeiMter. THOMA8 JEFFERSON. Mr. Editor: la yosr paper of March 89th. I find an article written by " An Old Ronublican." in which I think great injustice ia done to ths character of the illustrious individual whose name stands at the head of tins article. If I have not read the writings of Mr. Jefferson to no purpose, " An Old Republican" has grossly (per- nspa not oeaignodly) misrepresented the religious opinions of that great and Justly distinguished; man. " An Old Republican" rrpreaaHits Mr. Jefferson as having been one of the most violent snrUTto eVerVs-rY"li tmi'y to ihe doctrine, but also to the moral principles of ths BiWe. After preferring these heavy charges against tha religious and moral character of Mr. Jeflcrton, the apology of " An Old Republican" for not laying before hia rcadera the evi-donco by which he preienda to be able to prove them true, comes with a Sorry grace. He reiterates all the churgea that slander, with hot ten thousand tongues, has ever been able to raise against Mr. Jefferson, and then tells us that " delicacy to the memory iff Mr. Jrf. ferson" haa induced him to withhold from the public eye the evidence on which he relies to prove his charges to he founded in truth. No doubt an enlightened public will place a Just estimate upon this miserable, hypocritical apology. It is truo that Mr. Jefferson understood the Bihle to leach doctrinal principles quite different from those that are considered orthodox by the majority of the christian world. He rejected some of the nooalsr doctrines ol the sects but I deny that hoevcrrejeotcd Christianity Itself. Two classes of men have long called Mr. Jefferson an Infidel. Religious bigots, whose " spiritual pride" haa been mortified because he could not understand the holy scriptures as they have anderttood them, have denounced him at an infidel. And Infidels, evor eager to inscribe great names upon their banner, have very thankfully ratified tlie gratuitous transfer of Mr, Jefferson to their ranks. For the honor of Mr. Jeffer son's character Tor tha information of "An Old Republican," and others who may be laboring under the name mistakes ; and especially for the Interests of religion, I shall undertake lo prove, from tha writings of Mr. Jefferson himself, First, that Mr. Jefferson, even in his old age, prr. leased to be a christian ; Secondly, Ihat he entertained the meal exalted there is not a young man now living in the United States who will not die a Unitarian." Works, Vol. IV. p. 319. " Happy in Ihe prospect of a restoration of primi'.ive Christianity, 1 must leave to younger athletes to encounter and lop off the false branches which have been engrafted) into it by the mythologista of tha middle and modem ages." Works, Vol. iv. p. 35-1. " I have to thank you for your pamphlets on ths subject of Unitarinnisin, and to express my gratification with your efforts for tha revival of primitive Christianity in your quarter. And a strong proof of the solidity of tlie primitive faith fs Its resto ration, as soon ss a nation arises wntch vindicates 10 itself the freedom of religions opinion, and its externa r m . i . a :...i -. . -1 . -pi. . , ........... ...i. m... ... . ,,v im. Mm iiiuia nity of the Creator of tha universe Is jam all but ascendant in tin Eastern States I jt'ik dawning m ths West, and advaMtiis towards the South i an 1 con. n'd'enlly expect that the present generation will ten Unitarianitra become the general religion of ik United Slates. The Eastern presses ate giving ns many excellent pieces on Ihe subjeotr and Priestley't learned writings on u are nr tuouiu os in every hand." n orks, v oi. iv. p, ji u.. These extracts show lllnt Mr. JefTsrson sot only did not reject Christianity, but thai he wan a most ardent supporter of that system of doctrine hltd hy a highly respectable and large denomination of christians in Europe snd America the Unitarians. For proof of my fourth proposition, I safer lo my first quotation from Mr. Jefferson's writinga. In this oommanicallon I have only presMed a synopsis of ths Evidence furnished by Mr. Jcffinon'a writings, to prove Ihat he was a boliever in the doct, ins of Jesas, and ardently attached to the Institutions if tho gospel aa he understood them. If clrcumstanosa should render it necessary, I may resume this subject again, fat another communication. If "An Old Republican" should be disposed to say any thing mors againtt tht character of the vlrluout dead, I hope Ihat he will giveussome better suthority thin the assertion of an anonymous newspaper scribbler. C A. DAVIS. Sunbury, April 6, 1837. John M. Patton, member of Congress from Virginia, resigned his scat en Saturday, in consequence of his election to the Council of Virginia. IT Slocks In New York on Saturday ttood U. S. Bank 113 1-9; Plianix Bsnk OS a large advance; Treasury Notes 1-8 to 8-3. " A great part of ihe town of Natchitoches was destroyed hy Are oh ths 18th ult. Loss supposed to bs 30,000. ff7Tha nntaa of tha It.nV f U -.i I'-;.- I deemed al the Exchange Bank In Cieefenjti.

OHIO HTATK JOURNAL AND' REGISTER. JOURNAL Vol. 27i No. 51, COLUMBUS, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1838. REGISTER Vol. 1, No. 59. , PUBLISHED BY ' C. SCOTT as J M. GALLAGHER, flico on Slate trnet. Two doora Weat of tin Clinton Bank. - JOHN M. OALLAGIIKR, EDITOR. ' .' , , TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION Weekly Paper W,00. Til Wtttl) Paper, 4.00. , Bally paper KM.- IJJ-AII eommunlcatlone relallnl to euhecrlnllona muat bo dlree-ted (poet paid,) 10 JOHN D. NICHOLS, PoaluHtao Aatirr. ADVEBTISINO, , . - Twelve llnel leu, one lncrtlont 00 50 m ii (' ,i three..." ,. ......1 Oil m , m ' m enr.li additional Ineerllon 0 35 - . m. , 'i m three monthe i 3 00 ,i if u alimontba 6 00 u t twelve montha, ,,. '8 00 Longer edvertleemente In tlie eamo proporttoii aa the ahove. A deduction of twenty per cent., (on Ilia eiceee,) when Hie amount exceeda twenty riollara In all inoothe. All Ailverllfementa ahonld In marked on 'heir (net with the fearer of iniertlona deilred.or they will lie continued till order. e"t,and chimed by the Inaertion. No reapontlljlllty for errora In letal Court Advartlaemente, beyond the amount charged for their Inaertion. J VKABLV ADVEKTiaiNO. Oneelehth of eoluuin, (alwut J5 llnea,) (12 00 One-fourth 1 00 One-hair. "... 25 00 A lullcoluinn 4U uu I Any Advertlfer exceeding the amount entased, to be charted Ifor the exceee, at the nut rale above mentioned. f COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1838. TIMES PAST AND TIMES PRESENT. We consider the present a favorable moment at .I.;..!, in !u!ta ilia nuhlii. Attention tn a hrirtf review n iiii.il w i,,,.. . of the history of the hard money policy of theJackson-Van Buren dynasty. That which wai predicted is come. W hat were styled panic speeches, are pro-Ted to have been the words of fearful but truthful prophecy. The Banks of Ohio are sinking beneath the nonderous blows of tho Administration. Those insti- f uitinns have to fall back upon their debtors for the I means of self-preservation the debtors of the banks ;e in turn driven to coerce payment from tbrir innu-takrable customers and therefore it it that sheriff's .lies, constable's sales, shifting of and withdrawals ra business responsibilities, and an extraordinary, era!, and rapidly increasing pressure.nre with and nd and in the midst of us. Public confidence in 'k and individual credit is paralysed, and unless ,U strengthened and relioved, will lecome utter ly prostrate. MlN AND BRETHREN! WHY ARC THESE THINGS SOI We charge the present derangemett if the curren- y, and thecommercial distress thereopm consequent, ithout stint or morsel of exception, tj the ignorance fcnd corruption of the Jackson-Van Tkiren policy. . .1,;. nAlinw tirnnrlieil ti-n Venn BITO WO r,, ,. iicu ..... , - tJ Mii..Aniv whii.li wai at nar st rite and the same time, in every city of this wide cxteaded country. It V .was not only convertible into gold and silver at the 1vill of the holder, but it was prrfemd to gold and silver for all tho purposes of currency! This was the .' teat National medium. As a kind of sub-current, e had a limiltd supply of local p rper money, furnish' 1 by the Banks of the States, alio convertible at the ill of the holder. The precious metals were abun- ant to meet all requirements. The institution which provided the National medium, was destroyed, not withstanding the remonstrance!, of the People and ttie ales of their Representatives, by the Veto of Prenl- ,en Jackson. The local psprf currency has been in- created threefold by the same power; and the safety ind value of this kind of currency depending mainly upon U limited quantity, the great increase of quantity has destroyed its safety and value, and It is now no longer convertible into gold and silver. The prtcicm tmtals have retreated from til the reins af circulation. We have now a tujieraounitinct of depreciated, irredeem able paper money. Tins ii the great evil of the timet, and this evil is brought tpon us by the party in power, Let as glance at the p regressive steps by which we have been led into our resent position In his iirst Message, (1829,) General Jackson de nounced the National Cank. All remember the sen sation produced by the first shock In his second Message, (1830,) he proposed a plan by which M the States would be strengthened, by bav iug in their hands ths means of furbishing the local PAPER CURRENCY THROUGH their own banks." Here is a direct proposition to substitute for the currency of tlie United States Bank, the paper currency of the lo cal banks. The imitation, from so high a source, accepted. New local banks were created, and the cap ital of those existing immensely increased The Message of 1831 repeated the former attacks upon the Notional Bank, and continued to smilo gra ciously upon the extension of the beat papr issue, In 1832 came tho Veto Mrssago, creating, (louse the language of the day,) " an immense vacuum," to be supplied " sv a. further extension op the local paper issue. N a word, be It noted, about a " mr- 7i'c currency," or " a eonttitulional medium of eircu- latioitr-JP' any proposition to increaso the specio basis of local paper money! We challenge the production of a single line in the Messages ws have mentioned, tondin to' the exclusive hard-money doctrines of tlie f trty at the prtsent time. On the contrary In.he Menage of H33, the President continued to .ncoungr the local htnks, having in October violently wrested tho Depositee from the National Bank, and 1 itlrihttrd them nmtng the local Institutions, tcilh a -fired command! to thin to increaie their ham, and i . at maer to extend nWr circulation! And Secretar C Taney, In his " Ueasois for the Removal of the DfjvZ. iitci. Jmlu upon tho lapacity of the tVi' jLrrrf7. JaBaamii. n 1 1 jl i Tuiurstsh a general circulating medium ouile at uni form it t'" " h' lne National Bank; and asserts inlt those banks were "providing s general currency least uni as that of the United Stales Bank, wowu anora laeiutiea to commerce and in n basinets itdtmutic exchangee, quite equal to any .1 I rf.M fiimiatitv liMlnrnM anlnviultlt n' 1 - J "ji. il did Andrew Jackson Insensibly lead the enun- r fnm tie tried snd successful policy of forty in puratit of I dangerous and, what has vod tobe, ruinous " experiment," the tuh.fi. ." eurtcney of ien pmper mtnrffor miird Vt'M Stale Bank paper. Th,t Andrew Jarkson aire. Jicxaon s political rnends were ths lm- I causa of the Immenss flood of local paper which is now beating and dashing about with- etk or restraint, Ihmalening to overwhelm the ss of the land, the preceding chain of facta e- ly eitabliahes. It is doubtful, however, whethair ider U aware of the extent to which the immense of th local banks are attrihutalil to the polity Adm.iiiatration parly. We have before iu :le e o-npiled from a lata Treasury Report, whicn S the following facts. HO, there were 307 bankawith a capital of oss d and two millions IR30 the year in whii-h Gen. Jarkson cotnV J his war npon " he Movttur" thi re wcrt Vi banks, with a capital of one hundred and twenty-one millions. ' - ' . - . ' Increase in the ten years freocdwo the hard- HIIKtV EPKORTS OP 41 THE GOVERNMENT," EIGHTEEN BANKS AND NINETEEN MILLIONS OP BANKING CAPITAL. ' From 1830 to 1837, the number of banks increased from 325 to 823, the banking capital from one hundred and twenty-one millions to three hundred and seventy-eight millions. ' ; Increasc in seven years op the hard-money efforts op "the government,!' pive hundred banks and two hundred and sixty millions op banking CAPITAL ! ! ' It thus appears that the encouragement given by the Jackson-Van Buren party to LOCAL BANKS and LOCAL BANK PAPER, increased ths number of the former and tlie amount of the latter THREE FOLD!! - Having thus forced the local bank system into an ill-timed and unnatural growth, it would seem proper that ths order of nature should have been consulted by the Vresident, and that he should have continued to eno-mrage and protect the offspring of his prolific creative powers. Such was not his course. The local bank scheme began to work badly it had been extended to such a degree that it was found to be unmanageable. Tlie Administration lacked the manly virtue which would have prompted them to acknowledge their error, and to call in the aid of " the great Currency Regulator ;" they could not maintain the immense local bank system which they had called into existence ; and as a last resort, they flew to that wildest, saddest, maddest scheme of the times an exclusive metallic currency. Like an unnatural parent, they not only abandoned the local system to itself, but turned against it with all the powers at command : and having already destroyed the National Bank, they were at liberty to wage a vigorous war against the State institutions. Wilhout the slightest warning, the cruel specie circular was issued, and the local paper money which had been received for twenty years in payment of Government dues, was at once discredited, and gold and silver demanded fur lauds, for customs. and for postage ! Then came that ominous voice from the Hermitage " JVoie it the lime to itparate the Gov ernment from the (Von the creator from the creature receive and dieburie the revenue in nothino but oold and silver"! And then the odious Sub-Treasury Scheme ! The immense local bank superstructure which had been raised by craftsmen whose skill and discretion were alike indifferent trembled beneath these sudden snd repeated shocks, and was shaken to its Yery centre. A seeming provperity, unprecedented in the history of the country, had been created by the extension of the local paper system, and hy the invi tation of the Administration to the banks, to afford increased facilities to bank borrowers. A sudden and overwhelming revulsion was the immediate consequence of tlie hard-money policy. All saw that the deserted system was in danger a general distrust ensued and a suspension of specie payments quickly resulted ! Men snd brethren ! we have shown you why things are as they are. VIRGINIA AMD OHIO When men are clothed with power, they act with a caution which responsibility alone can ensure. We know not what would have been the conduct of the Locofnco party of this State in reference to the Banks, had they possessed a majority in the late Assembly. Judging from their ordinary recklessness the jacobin fury and teal of their editorial mouth-piece and the resolution of Mr. Huskard to declare forfeit the char ters of all Banks who would not or could not resume by a time already passed one is led to suppose that they would have beeen guilty of some violent snd dutrucb im sction. Hut bearing in mind the principle of rctponiibilit to which we have alluded, It is difficult to determine whether all thrlr outcry against the Banks would not have ended in bluster alone. We can judge how " the party" would have acted In this State, by what they have done in others. We have just received the law in reference to the Banks of Virginia, parsed at the present session of ths Van Buren Legislature of that Stale. This law re- licvcSthe Bantufrom a niRECT pobfeituhe of their charter!, caused by the suspension by them of specie payments ! The Whig Legislature of Ohio did not ofTur to extend litis favor to the Banks of this Stale. The Virginia Van Buren law proleelt the Bankt agaimt damaga! Tlie Whig Legislature of Ohio left the Banks unprotected, and at the mercy of tho communi ty. The Virginia Van Buren law mWi'zti dieidcndi fort limited timel The Whig Legislature did no such thing. The Virginia Van Buren law authorize! the Bankt to iuut email nolee! And this ia as far as the Wlig Legislature of Ohio went In its action upon the Banks, It will thus be seen that the Van Buren party of Virginia favored the Banks to the extent of their wishes, whilo the Whig party of Ohio left the Banks to ths action of the People, and the responsibilities of Iheir charters. COLUMBUS, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1838. - : WHERE SETS THE WIND NOW1 . We were, to use a Walernism,u considerably struck up," by receiving in lost evening's Baltimore Express slips, the resolution of Mr. Hamer, on the subject of banks and the currency. We did not know how to pproach it, and therefore said but little about it. The following is the resolution, as published under our xpress head yesterday: - Congress. On Saturday the Senate did not eit, In the House, Mr. Hamer, of Ohio, offered the following muiteriom resolution, which was ordered to be printed: . Considering that the business, commerce, circula tion and exchanges of the country are in a dangerous and embarrassed condition, and considering thata part of the Banks of the U. States have expressed a desire to resume specie payments at an early period, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that if the Banks, or a portion of them, do thus resume, it will be the duty of the General Government, within the limits of its Constitutional autho rity, to aid such Banks in regaining public confidence. and to sustain them in their lauddbleefforttofulfil their obligations to relieve the wants of the community, and to restore to the public a sound circulatingmedium. There it is, reader, in the face of all the hard- money schemes of the hard-money party. What it prognosticates, we know not. Did we not, when we tyled it mytteriout, justly denominate it t We have several letters from Washington City, enclosing copies of the resolution. One gentleman writes : "The words ' at the present Administration dctign to do,' have been interlined by somebody to come in after the words 'aid such Banks,' in fourth line from bottom, since the resolution was offered and read at the Clerk's table. Site a pin Acre .'" Another writes " Mr. Hamer, from Ohio, presented to tlie House to-day a preamble and resolution, a copy of which yon will find below, and asked that it might be laid on tlie table and printed, stating that on Monday next he would ask the House to take it up and consider it. I can only say, at this time, that the movement has taken all sides of the House by surprise at least the Whigs and the rank and file of his own party had no intimation of such a step. Nay morn, I am assured on good authority, that the leaders of his party had no previous knowledge of his intention to bring forward such a proposition. Aye, tuch a proposition ! What is the proposition t Is it Sub-Treasury or anti-Sub 1 If it has any hoaest, practicable meaning, it must be regarded as a formal renunciation of " experiments" and Sub-Treasury Schemes. I hope it is a con Cession extorted by the result of the recent election in Old Connecticut. I must at present look on it in that light. But I do not choose to indulge in speculations in ad vance of the expositions that may be expected when the resolution comes np for consideration. The movement is an important one, and it ia doubtless to be followed by some interesting developments. And yet I will not disguise from you my suspicion that it is a ruse de guerre." And a third " I send you the enclosed, which, coming from the source it docs, is of important hearing. The party were not apprised of Mr. Hamcr's intention, and Mr. Cambr leng and other of the leading Radicals were and are sorely vexed. This movement shows that some of the adherents of Mr. Van Buren are thinking a back track safer than to attempt further to advance." Pray heaven ! the last writer may be correct in his supposition, and that this qnack-ridden country may be permitted a breathing space ! But we distrust it. "Whom the gods design to destroy, they first MAKE MAD !" A TRIBUTE TO BE REMEMBERED. The orations pronounced in the hills of Congress, upon the annunciations of tlie deaths of members of list body, are ordinarily meruly a string of snundii words and unmeaning phrase. If listened to or read at all, the matter-of-course enlngiiim falls lightly upon the memory and passes silently away, like a moment of sadness on the brow of a boyat play. But in Mr. Howard's late reference to the death of his venerable colleague, we find a few lines which will win for the name of MrKiM tlie grateful respect of all who pemte them. After staling, that in view of dissolution Mr. McKtM looked forward without alarm beeattte he looked backward urilhout reproach." Mr.' Howard thus alludes to tlie beneficence of his de ceased friend: "Engaged in the active pursuits of commerce from sn unusually early period of life, he was one, and perhaps the last, of that enterprising class of merchants, Whose haxsrdoua, but succesaful industry, some thirty years agn,huillup, at the same time, their own fortunes, and the prosperity of the city, which he partly represented upon this floor; but the liberality with which he dispensed his tptins smund him, was equal to the sagacity which he manifested in their ao- ?uiaiiion. Two public schools, one founded by his alher and the other by himself, have long made his name blessed by the destitute widow, to whose children the rich gift of education was thus benevolently and wisely imparled. The two hundred orphan boys, who have habitually attended the school of Isaac Mo Kim, may perhaps be uneoncloiit of the loss which they have sustained! hut the tears of Iheir widowed mothers, shed in secret sorrow, will attest their mingled gratitude snd regret. Sir, to rescue from the temptations snd daiirra of idleness and ignorance any portion of the youth of our country, is to effect a work in which paltlutism and philanthropy eminently unite. JUDGE HITCHCOCK. The reader's attention is invited to the communica tion of Messrs. Butler, Paine, snd others, citizens of Geauga county, in reference to the charges against the official conduct of Judge Hitchcock. In repub lishing the article from the Circlevillo American, of which complaint is made, we did not intend to endorse the American's remark in reference to the character of the petitioners, for the very good reason that we knew nothing about those gentlemen. Our object in repub lishing the American article, was to assert that the matter would have attracted but little attention, had not the Slate Printer had an object to answer in keep ing it constantly in the public eye. We are not aware that we " forestalled" public opinion in reference to the guilt or innocence of the accused. We but stated, what we take pleasure) in repeating, that the Judiciary Cominitteo, after a very thorough examination of the subject, were unanimous in the opinion that the esse made by the petitioners did not call for the action of the House ; and that thereupon the Committee were discharged from the further consideration of the matter, by the almost unanimous vote of the House. CONNECTICUT. We shall publish the official returns of the late election so soon as we receive them. We allude to the subject now, for the purpose of stating that the Legislature just chosen, meets on the first Wednesday of next month. On it will devolve the choice of a Senator of the United States, to succeed iUaos'ZT Of the newly elected Legisb.rure, lh(! Whlm. carried U&tht SrnaU but ovudyfh.t 0ne is said to have aban doned lne party since the election! In the House-Whigs 148 Locofocoa 39 Conservatives 710 vacancies. A Whig is certain to be elected to ths U. S. Senate THE CHEROKEES. ' The petition of this semi-civilized People, praying that they may not be disturbed in the peaceful possession of their native soil, has been rejected by Congress. As an American ciliaen, jealous of tho honor of our country, we cannot witness the efforts of Government to wrest from these poor Indians with an iron hand, the land of (heir birth and of their fathers' graves, without raising lur humble voice to protest against tho unrightous deed of plunder. The territory in dis pute, God gave to the Cherokees for a home and a dwelling-place, and against their consent, do human power can deprivB them of it, but by a violent assault upon their nature! rights, and in heaven-daring defiance of the essential ordinances of Christianity. Have they comentid to yield up their native land, and the evidences of civilisation which they have stamped upon it, to retire into the bosom of a distant wilderness, and to the leighborhood of savage and warlike tribes their hereditary enemies I Had they done so, we should not utter a complaint. But they have not given their consent to this unnatural removal, and we doubt whether they ever will be removed until the chain and the fetter which bound and oppressed the Creeks, are brougat into cruel requisition. An agent of Government seixed on a moment when the Head Chiefs of the Nation were at Washington City, and with one hundred firesponsible persons patched up a treaty hy which seventeen thousand are to be forever banished from the sctnes of theiryouth. Ffteen thou sand citizens of the Cherokee Nation, joined in a petition to the great American Congress, beseeching that body to set aside the iniquitous contract, and to permit them to enjoy tkeir ancestral possessions in peace and quietness. Tills petition it is which has recently been rejected. Already are we informed, that the brave Scott has been orlcred to repair to the Cherokee country. An armed forte will at onco be placed at his command, who will desolate the Indian fields and villages by fire and sword, and drench their hearths with blood ! We feel humbled and mortified that the voice of Ohio was not heard in tlie halls of Congress, in indignant denunciation of the tarbarous policy of tlie day. We have voices of eloquence and strength on the floor of the popular branch, which should not have been silent at tho unjust condemnation of a whole Nation. It may be that we have no Russian autocrat in our country no Poland no Siberia; but our policy towards the Indians, proves that the counterpart of all these, exists within the bounds of the American confederacy. ' In the House of Representatives, a few days since, Mr. Yell, the Van Buren member from Arkansas, thus expressed himself in reference to the conduct of the Government towards the Indian tribes : " He declared there in his place that in two ueart there would be a war on the frontier. You hare tent tluie Indians (mid Mr. I.,) on our borders chained. They hate hell in their hearts, ni every man acquainted with the nature of Indians well knows that they will never be satisfied until they get our scalps. YOU rl A V K SKINT US in rl UKKKriS IN UHAINX; NOW YOU ARE RENDING US THE CHEROKEES; AND THEN YOU WILL SEND THE SEMINOLES; but von have got them to whip first. and I have very little fear as to such of them as are in 1' londa, the way you have been going on lor some time past. But the Creeks snd Osages are there already, and tvarn you that they will commence a war within lino vears." Mr. Van Buren's policy civil and military ap pears destined to ruin the prosperity and tarnish the honor of his country. TOST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Mail Improvements. Special Route, Maumee, Ohio, to Delta, G. Block, contractor, to extend to York Centre. Route No. 1 191, Ohio, Washington to Decatur, C. Bennett, contractor, to run a second weekly trip between Hillsborough and Newmarket. Route No. 1483, Ohio, Georgetown to Decatur, John II. Blair, contractor, to terminate route at Ripley, and run a third weekly trip. Post Offices EsTABLisHED.--Norritlown, Carroll county, Ohio. - COMMUNICATIONS. . For the Journal and Reglaior. Mr. Editor: The undersigned, who, among others, preferred charges against the ojciW conduct of the Hon. Peter Hitohcuck, regret that in a former num ber of your paper you took upon yourself the respon sibility of justifying the conduct of that high functionary, by an editorial article, thereby forestalling publio opinion before the facts in the case were made known; and they must confess, they were utterly astonished to see an article in your paper of the 29th ultimo, copied from the Circleville American, and endorsed by yon, in which we are branded as "certain restless politicians" So far as regards the undersigned, we throw back the charge upon the Circleville American, as a bare slander: we are now, and ever have been, the political friends of Judge Hitchcock; but we feel ourselves aggrieved by tlie course he had taken, and, as Whigs, believe it to be our duty to correct abuses in every branch of our government, from whatever party they may emanate, and above all, " malfeasance in the Judiciary. It is not true, as stated in the American, that the undersigned procured " a cloud of witnesses" to appear at the Capital, for the very reason that the Judiciary Committee refused to send for persons and papers in relation to our charges, as they had done on similar charges made against him by others. The undersigned have no doubt, that if this privilege had been granted them, they would have convinced the Legislature, as well as the public, that Judge Hitch cock had conducted in a manner unbecoming his high judicial station. As it is, they are willing to submit to the judgment of the people, when they havo examined the testimony taken, which will soon be published, whether they had not good grounds for an application to the Legislature, to prevent a repetition of such practices as are disclosed by the proof, and whether they are justly charge-ablo as being " restless politicians." They would, in conclusion, appeal to those who know them, whether, instead of being a set of " restless politicians," as alleged in said article, they do not hold a respect-ablo rank among their fellow-citizens of Geauga county. SAMUEL BUTLER, CHARLES C. PAINE, ROBERT BLAIIt, H. E. PAIXE, FRANKLIN PAINE. Painesville, April 4th, 1838. MICHIGAN BANKING. The system of banking inder ths General Law of that State, ia several degrees worse than the local bank system which Gen. Jackson and his politicsl friends have so tremendously extended within a few years past. It is all going to rack ! The institutions are generally managed in that Stale by Locofocoe, and tli is is one cause why the system bad of itself works so wretchedly. Whatever the Locofocos touch, they ir7. We have but one Van Buren President of a bank in Ohio, and that hank is the only one that has been imprudently managed. I7"A large Anti-Aholilinn meeting was held in Zanesville a few days since. It first assembled in the Court House, but the assembly Increased to auch an extent, that it was found necessary to adjourn to the Market House. All political parties united in the proceedings. J7 The Jail at Lower Sandnsky was broken open on Sunday night of Isst week, snd s general delivery of ths prisoners effected. J7 Mr. Dplafield, President of the New York Phtenix Pauk, has withdrawn from that station. 47" O'Connell was lately reprimanded by ths Speaker of the British House of Commons, in pursuance ol a resolution of that body. No sooner hsd the Speaker closed the reprimand, than Mr. O'CuN-NELL reiterated his charge : to-wit that the election committees had perjured themselves. ty Sutherland, tlie "patriot" General, having been tried and convicted in a Canada Court, has been sentenced to be hung. It is presumed, says ths Cleveland Herald,) that his sentence will be commuted to transportation. 17 The Whigs of Portage county assemble for the appointment of delegates to the State Convention, on the 8th of May next. The Whigs of Geauga, on the IGtb Inst. J7 We are pleased to observe that the Reserve is in motion, on Ilia subject of the State Convention. REACTIONS IN OHIO"! Gen. Hunt, the Defender of the " Board Frirate VVtV r!i ilavojof MaurrrtTliy, and was beaten by bis Whig competitor more than two to one! NEW ORLEANS ERECT! The Whigs of New Orleans carried the city In the election of Mayor, ic, on the id Inst. Keep the ball bouncing! PORTLAND, DITTO. The Whigs of Portland, Maine, have re-elected Levi Cutter, their Mayor, by -nnjority of 400. ST The celebrated horse Bertrand, died at Lex ington, Kentucky, a few days since. - U7" A gentleman was robbed of his wallet contain ing twenty hundred dollars at the Cleveland Exchange on Saturday morning last. The clerk, Henry D. Kent, snd a negro porter, were arrested on suspicion. The Utter finally confessed that the money had been taken by Kent, and given to him for concealment. It woa recovered. CI.ORIOI S IIF-XCLTt A MEMBER OK CONGRESS GAINED. In the (late) Mr. Cilley's District, Maine, Edward Robinson, (Whig) is elected, over John D. McCrato, (LoooFoco)and Mr.Farley (Whig.) Atlas Or net, Thursday, 10 o'clock A. M. i We have the entire returns from Lincoln Congressional District. Hon. Eclwnrd Robinson, (Whig) ia elected by IHfl mnjoriiy Rnhinum, 4,113 MeCntie (Loco Foco) 3,4tfO Scattering, 497. The scattering votes were principally given to Mr, Farley ofThomae-ton, a decided Whig. For tlie Ohio Slate Journal and Rrjliler. It is understood here that the new Board of Canal Commissioners intend retaining the " tome more democratic person" who succeeded Mr. Lapham as Secretary, in his situation. Upon inquiry, the reason given, is that he has not kept his books in a sufficient state of forwardness. The doings of the Board of Public Works have not been all recorded, and no one can perform that duty as well as he. This is certainly one of the poorest reasons that could be advanced for continuing a man in ofliee. Because he has ne glected to perform the duty assigned him, he must be retained! What evidence have the Board that he will not continue the neglect, that he may atill be retained, should they ever wish to make a change 1 The truth is, the Secretary of the late Board of Public Works has not attended sufficiently close to his official duiinav Ha Was appointed tor no ether nymrtn than a reward for partisan services, and aurely now that the price has been amply paid, he should be sent adrift. At the time the Secretary was appointed by the Board of Publio Works, a prominent member of the Van party was asked, what are hia nualifitationsl The answer was, " Ik can writ, a good article." If the fact were known, would not this expressive an swer account for the neglect of his official duties, and also for ths source whence spring many of the States man t tiradea and calumntet. No doubt he em write a " good article," in the sense intended to be conveved by the Van man, and no doubt he hat written scores of them during the past two years. If the present incumbent were a food officer, and received his appointment by fair means, there would be few to Justify a removal; but the gross neglect of duty, and tha party machinery which ptaced him in me situation, are sufficient grounds for hia expulsion; ana me uoaro win but carry out the wishes and ex pectations of the majority of the Legislature which created it, by removing this "more democratic peraon." YORICK 3rd, opinion of the doctrine and morality of Jesus Christ; Thirdly, that he ardently desired and fervently prayed for the spread of Christianity as he understood it; and entertained the most profound respect and ardent friendship for those ministers of the gospel who, he believed, taught the simpledoctrine of Jesus Fourthly, that he disclaimed being an infidel, and regarded it as a reproach, as a slander upon his charao- ' ter, to be called one. To prove my first proposition it is only necessary to lay before my readers the following extract from one of Mr. Jefferson's letters to the pions Dr. Rush i " In some of the delightful conversations with yon, in the evenings of 1798-99, and which served as an anodyne to the affiictions of the crisis through which our country was then laboring, the christian religion was sometimes our topic ; and I then promised yon that, one day or another, I would give vou mv views of it. They are theresult of a life of inquiry and ra- flection, and very different from the anti-chrisiian system imputed to roe by those who know nothing of my opinions, lo the corruptions of Christianity 1 am indeed opposed ; hut not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. J am a christian in the only sense in which he wished any one tobe i sincerely attached to his doctrines, in preference to all ascribing to himself every human excellence, and believing he never claimed any other." Works, Vol. Ill, p. 606. To sustain my second proposition I will call the reader's attention to the following extracts from Mr. Jefferson's published letters : " In this state of things among the Jews, Jesus appeared. Hia parentage was obscure; his condition poor ; his education null ; his natural endowments great; his life correct and innocent; he was meek, benevolent, patient, firm, disinterested, and of the suhlimest eloquence. He corrected the deism of the Jews, confirming them in their belief of one only nj i -i i.. . : e i . . i uuu, aim giving tiiem juoror nuiKiiis ui nis aunouiet and government. His moral doctrines relating to kindred and friends, were more pure and perfect than those of the most correct of the philosophers, and greatly more so than those of the Jews ; snd they went far beyond both in inculcating universal philanthropy, not only to kindred and friends, to neighbors and countrymen, but to all mankind, gathering all into one family, under the bonds of love, charity, peace, common wants, and common aids, The precepts of philosophy and of the Hebrew oode laid hold of actions only. He pushed his scrutinies into the heart of man, erected his tribunal in the region of his thoughts, and purified the waters at tlie fountain head. He taught emphatically the doctrine of a future state, which was either doubled or disbelieved by the Jows ; and wielded it with efficacy at an important incentive, supplementary to the other motives to moral conduct. Works, Vol. in. p. 508-9. " This free exercise of reason is all 1 ask for ths vindication of the character of Jesus. We find in the writings of his biographers, sublime ideas of the Supreme Being, aphorisms and precepts of the purest morality and benovolenee, sanctioned by a life of humility, innocence, and simplicity of manners; neglect of riches, absence of worldly ambition and honors, with an eloquence and persuasiveness which have not been surpassed. These could not be the inventions of the groveling authors who relate them. They are far beyond the powers of their feeble minds. They show that there was a character, tha subject of their history, whose splendid conceptions were shove all suspicion of being interpolations from Iheir hands." Works, Vol. it. p. 32G. " h is the innocence of his character, the purity and snblimily of his moral precepts, tha eloquence of tha apologues in winch he eonveys them, that I so much admire; sometimes, indeed, needing indulgence to eastern hyperbolism." Works, Vol. IV. p. 321. " the doctrines ot Jesus are simple, and lend all to the happiness of man. 1. That there is one only God, and he all perfect. 0. That there is a future slate of rewards and punishments. 3. That K love Ci.ili T,,!7T all thy heart, and thy neighbor as thyself, It the turn oi religion. - - Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from hia lips, the whele civilised world would now have been christian." Works, Vol. it. p. SI9. " 1 he christian religion, when divested of the rags In which they have enveloped it, and brought lo ths original parity and simplicity of its benevolent institu tion, is a religion or all others the most friendly to liberty, science, and the freest expansion of the human mind." Works, Vol. iv. p. 301. What evidence could be more conclusive than that furnished by these extracts from Mr. Jefferson's writings, to prove that be had an exalted opinion of ths dVxtrine and morality of our blessed Redeemer I But lo my third proposition. That Mr. Jefferson rejoiced in the spread ef that system, of Christianity to which he adhered, is evident from the following extracts t " 1 re'mice that in Ibis Mmiaml eminrrv nffrM IiimmIv and belief, which has surrendered its creed and conscience to neither kings nor priests, tlie genuine doe-trine of one only (Sod is reviving ; and 1 trust that Far ths Journal and KeiMter. THOMA8 JEFFERSON. Mr. Editor: la yosr paper of March 89th. I find an article written by " An Old Ronublican." in which I think great injustice ia done to ths character of the illustrious individual whose name stands at the head of tins article. If I have not read the writings of Mr. Jefferson to no purpose, " An Old Republican" has grossly (per- nspa not oeaignodly) misrepresented the religious opinions of that great and Justly distinguished; man. " An Old Republican" rrpreaaHits Mr. Jefferson as having been one of the most violent snrUTto eVerVs-rY"li tmi'y to ihe doctrine, but also to the moral principles of ths BiWe. After preferring these heavy charges against tha religious and moral character of Mr. Jeflcrton, the apology of " An Old Republican" for not laying before hia rcadera the evi-donco by which he preienda to be able to prove them true, comes with a Sorry grace. He reiterates all the churgea that slander, with hot ten thousand tongues, has ever been able to raise against Mr. Jefferson, and then tells us that " delicacy to the memory iff Mr. Jrf. ferson" haa induced him to withhold from the public eye the evidence on which he relies to prove his charges to he founded in truth. No doubt an enlightened public will place a Just estimate upon this miserable, hypocritical apology. It is truo that Mr. Jefferson understood the Bihle to leach doctrinal principles quite different from those that are considered orthodox by the majority of the christian world. He rejected some of the nooalsr doctrines ol the sects but I deny that hoevcrrejeotcd Christianity Itself. Two classes of men have long called Mr. Jefferson an Infidel. Religious bigots, whose " spiritual pride" haa been mortified because he could not understand the holy scriptures as they have anderttood them, have denounced him at an infidel. And Infidels, evor eager to inscribe great names upon their banner, have very thankfully ratified tlie gratuitous transfer of Mr, Jefferson to their ranks. For the honor of Mr. Jeffer son's character Tor tha information of "An Old Republican," and others who may be laboring under the name mistakes ; and especially for the Interests of religion, I shall undertake lo prove, from tha writings of Mr. Jefferson himself, First, that Mr. Jefferson, even in his old age, prr. leased to be a christian ; Secondly, Ihat he entertained the meal exalted there is not a young man now living in the United States who will not die a Unitarian." Works, Vol. IV. p. 319. " Happy in Ihe prospect of a restoration of primi'.ive Christianity, 1 must leave to younger athletes to encounter and lop off the false branches which have been engrafted) into it by the mythologista of tha middle and modem ages." Works, Vol. iv. p. 35-1. " I have to thank you for your pamphlets on ths subject of Unitarinnisin, and to express my gratification with your efforts for tha revival of primitive Christianity in your quarter. And a strong proof of the solidity of tlie primitive faith fs Its resto ration, as soon ss a nation arises wntch vindicates 10 itself the freedom of religions opinion, and its externa r m . i . a :...i -. . -1 . -pi. . , ........... ...i. m... ... . ,,v im. Mm iiiuia nity of the Creator of tha universe Is jam all but ascendant in tin Eastern States I jt'ik dawning m ths West, and advaMtiis towards the South i an 1 con. n'd'enlly expect that the present generation will ten Unitarianitra become the general religion of ik United Slates. The Eastern presses ate giving ns many excellent pieces on Ihe subjeotr and Priestley't learned writings on u are nr tuouiu os in every hand." n orks, v oi. iv. p, ji u.. These extracts show lllnt Mr. JefTsrson sot only did not reject Christianity, but thai he wan a most ardent supporter of that system of doctrine hltd hy a highly respectable and large denomination of christians in Europe snd America the Unitarians. For proof of my fourth proposition, I safer lo my first quotation from Mr. Jefferson's writinga. In this oommanicallon I have only presMed a synopsis of ths Evidence furnished by Mr. Jcffinon'a writings, to prove Ihat he was a boliever in the doct, ins of Jesas, and ardently attached to the Institutions if tho gospel aa he understood them. If clrcumstanosa should render it necessary, I may resume this subject again, fat another communication. If "An Old Republican" should be disposed to say any thing mors againtt tht character of the vlrluout dead, I hope Ihat he will giveussome better suthority thin the assertion of an anonymous newspaper scribbler. C A. DAVIS. Sunbury, April 6, 1837. John M. Patton, member of Congress from Virginia, resigned his scat en Saturday, in consequence of his election to the Council of Virginia. IT Slocks In New York on Saturday ttood U. S. Bank 113 1-9; Plianix Bsnk OS a large advance; Treasury Notes 1-8 to 8-3. " A great part of ihe town of Natchitoches was destroyed hy Are oh ths 18th ult. Loss supposed to bs 30,000. ff7Tha nntaa of tha It.nV f U -.i I'-;.- I deemed al the Exchange Bank In Cieefenjti.